Everyone is spending more time at home these days due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We are relying on our kitchens and bathrooms like never before.

In the past few months, we have all had to make adjustments to our lives.

“I want to thank the jury for recognizing Ulma’s unfair and deceptive practices that have gone on for years,” said James Coulas Jr., president of Weldbend. “American companies like Weldbend and Boltex can compete with anyone in the world on a fair and level playing field.”

When Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed a $2 trillion aid package, historians were astounded that such an unbelievable addition to an already $20 trillion debt would be acceptable to all Americans without a murmur. 

Can you believe it! The second half of 2020 is here and looking much brighter than the first half, I hope.

In 1920, T.J. Collins opened the doors to Collins Plumbing Supply in Holyoke, Mass. He previously spent 14 years as a manager of another well-established wholesale distribution company out of the Northeast, where he saw an opportunity to strike out on his own and focus strictly on plumbing products. 

We’re all taught the same hygienic practice at a young age — to wash our hands after using the restroom.

When Wilson Teachey met Nancy Hubbard, he knew there was something special about this girl. So to spend more time with her and get to know her family, Wilson moved to Fayetteville, N.C., in 1994 and took a summer job working for her father at Hubbard Pipe & Supply. 

In a matter of months, the retail landscape has changed. People are shopping differently and will be for months to come. Line-ups, hand-wash stations, social distancing, signs and new rules in every store — these are all things affecting how people shop during this pandemic.